diff --git a/migration/savevm.c b/migration/savevm.c
index 00be5fed89..94f2894243 100644
--- a/migration/savevm.c
+++ b/migration/savevm.c
@@ -299,8 +299,8 @@ static int configuration_post_load(void *opaque, int version_id)
     const char *current_name = MACHINE_GET_CLASS(current_machine)->name;
 
     if (strncmp(state->name, current_name, state->len) != 0) {
-        error_report("Machine type received is '%s' and local is '%s'",
-                     state->name, current_name);
+        error_report("Machine type received is '%.*s' and local is '%s'",
+                     (int) state->len, state->name, current_name);
         return -EINVAL;
     }
     return 0;